[mkiv] kumho v700s on the street

[Bob Gash]

I ran through a couple of sets, and Andrew's correct.  They could be
"greasy" when cold (and in cooler weather, they can take quite a while to
heat up).  Also, throwing rocks is a pain - both for the lower sides of your
car, and the fact you always have to beware of anyone following you.

I switched to Falken Azenis, and am actually very pleased.  Very quiet,
decent ride, grip well in cool weather, and overall, the stickiest street
tire I've used.

The only "potential" downside is that some tests say they may lose a bit of
traction if used on a longer road course in  hot weather (and, I'm sure,
driven very hard).  However, I've never had that problem.

Bob G. 

-----Original Message-----
From: mkiv-bounces at mkiv.com [mailto:mkiv-bounces at mkiv.com] On Behalf Of
Andrew Theurer
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 2:48 PM
To: The MKIV.com National Mailing List
Subject: Re: [mkiv] kumho v700s on the street

Ted Volkman wrote:
> anyone have experience with kumho v700s (ecsta or victoracers) on the
street?
> the car sees limited street miles (~2,000 a year), but i'd like to do
> a couple track days a year.
>
> with the bfg kd being discontinued in the 315/35/17, my options are
> getting pretty limited.
>
>   
1) They need a little warming up before they grip well
2) They throw tiny peddles a lot

Otherwise they are OK. 

-Andrew
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